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Cicada Sounds

Male Cicada

Photo: © Gerry Bishop

Male Cicada

Male cicadas use a pair of ridged membranes called "tymbals" to make noises. And we do mean NOISES—these guys are LOUD!

Chorus (MP3)

Courting Song (MP3)

Courting Song 2(MP3)

Courting Song 3 (MP3)

Cicada sound files courtesy of University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.

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